Prompts

11/04/2018 · [posts]

* “You’re willing to sell us your planet?”
* The aliens looked at you in disbelief. They had come to Earth hoping they could settle there, as they had done with several other planets across the galaxy; they wanted to make the Blue Planet theirs, but they did not think it would be that easy. They could simply buy it?
* I mean, look at what it’s become because of us, there’s no way we can fix it now. But you could do it, you must have the necessary technology. And I need the money, so…”
* You had no idea how you ended up offering a bunch of aliens to buy Earth. You had seen countless movies about aliens invading Earth and they all depicted the event in the same way: humans VS aliens, the two species killing each other in a fight for survival. So you panicked. You decided to just tell them they could buy the planet. It must cost quite a lot, right? At least enough for you to use the money to pay off your student debt and eat something other than grilled cheese and ramen noodles every day.

* What secrets do you hide from yourself?
* Every time I said “you too” when the waiter told me to enjoy my meal
* There is a genie in lamp hidden deep in a cave. This genie loves finding the loopholes in what everyone says and exploiting them in the worst possible way. They’ve made an art of it. Nobody gets what they want and they usually die if not worse. The genie is so good at this that over hundreds of years nobody has ever been able to claim their third wish. But someone is rubbing on the lamp again, and this time they aren’t the typical lamp-seeking adventurous type. In fact, they are a lawyer.
* While writing your letter to Santa, you misspell “stuffed animal” by “stuffed anima”. What awaits you under the tree is a plush with a soul, feelings and sapience.
* You and a few of your fellow skeleton soldiers had been chasing a human from dawn to dusk, but you finally cornered them at a cliff’s edge. However the human is more interested in the full moon rising, and only when they turned around and gazed at you with wolf eyes do you realise your mistake.

* The three aliens looked at each other and spoke in some weird alien language. You had offered them to sit on your bed, so you were standing there awkwardly, watching them decide the fate of your planet in front of you.
* Your head jerked up and you met one of the aliens’ eyes. They stood up and all looked at you, which made you feel uncomfortable. You tried to avoid their insisting gaze, but their eyes were strangely captivating. They were as dark as black holes, and you could see in them a faint glitter, as though there were dozens of galaxies trapped inside.
* You suddenly came back to your senses and felt your cheeks slightly blush.
* You held out your hand to shake theirs and finally be done with all this, but they just gave it a weird look before looking up at you again. Embarrassed, you let your arm fall to your side.

* You suddenly felt your heart racing and cold sweat running down your back. Asking for a condition is never a good sign. Do they want to abduct me? To bring me to their spaceship and do experiments on me? Are they going to kill me? I didn’t even finish my English assignment yet! Dozens of scenarios came to your mind, and none of them were in your favor.
* “With our new acquisition and our settling on Planet Earth, we think it is important to strengthen our bond with earthlings. And what stronger bond than that of marriage?”
* You could not believe it. After all you had imagined in these few minutes of panic, marrying an alien seemed like an offer fallen down from the sky. Well, it literally was. You could not help but burst out laughing, startling the aliens. After you recollected yourself, you smiled and looked at the three figures standing in front of you.
* You were about to become rich and marry an alien. How cool was that?
* You’ve been feeling a burning in your throat for several months now pretty often and you assume it’s acid reflux. At first you ignored it, but it seems to be getting worse. Today, it started burning so bad you yelp, and a ball of flames comes tumbling out of your mouth.

* You are the half angel, half demon, blessed by the mermaids, chosen knight of a magical land and the lost child of a king of a faraway kingdom. You have spent your life as an orphan. But on your 16th birthday, ‘they’ accidentally take the person in the next bunk. Write what happens to you as you discover your powers without adult supervision.
* Tell the tale of forbidden love between a cowgirl and a ninja.
* You are a Cupid that shoots arrows at people with low self-esteem to help them love themselves more. Describe a typical day for you.
* A body building competition. Except it’s centered around building Frankenstein creatures.
* Making deals with devils always sounds glamorous, but you decide to take the high road. Write about the time you made a deal with an angel.

* “Is it even possible to summon angels?”
* “Maybe. Maybe not,” Raymond said as he chalked some more lines on the floor. “The neighbor summoned a demon the other day. The fellow told me all about it. Guess we just have to do the exact opposite of what he did to summon an angel. Can’t be that hard, right?”
* Really scratched his head, “I suppose…..”
* hold my hands and recite the words I showed you earlier in your head.
* You reluctantly sat down in front of his brother.

* “Remember why we are doing this”
* “What if she isn’t there, Raymond? What if she had some double life or was a bad person before she had us?”
* “Shut up. Mom was the sweetest. Of course she is there! Now take my hands”
* You took his brother’s hands in his.
* The candles painted shadows on the wall but nothing was happening.

* “I don’t think this is working”
* “Just give it some time”
* “See it, it works! Someone is here! Not exactly where we thought they would appear… but hey! I will go!”
* Opened the door and to his surprise it was the neighbor.
* “I sensed some peculiar energy coming from this place and I had to come by and see if you were alright. What’s going on?”

* “We are trying to summon an angel”
* “An angel?”, he started roaring with laughter. “You can’t summon angels, kid”
* You can’t summon angels but you definitely can get in touch with them, and if my hunch of why you are doing this is correct…well..would you like to know more?”
* Max walked up to them and listened too.
* “You will need to ask your guardian angel if they can introduce you to the Angel of Generosity. Mind you, this angel is powerful but not as generous as the name implies. Everything comes at it’s price. Keeps the cosmos in balance. But some do say she secretly works for the devil.”

*“And how exactly do I get in touch with my guardian angel?” Raymond asked.
*“Guardian angels are only allowed to manifest when you are in great peril. You need to do something reckless. And by reckless, I mean of course, get yourself in a little bit of danger, you know?”
*“If you are here, don’t leave”
*The car miraculously swerved left and avoided him.
* let out a big sigh of relief.
* He could feel the angel standing behind him. “I…I…,” he stammered. The angel placed their hand on his shoulder. It felt warm and caring. “I want to meet with the Angel of Generosity,” he said as he turned around, but before he could face the angel, they had snapped their fingers and he was transported to a place of light.

*“Well, it looks like my assumptions were right about what was going on. Have a nice evening!”
*They watched him as he went back to the house next door.
*“I think we should just give up, don’t you think?”
*You’re an NPC in an adventure game. For as long as you can recall, you’ve helped new players find their footing and guided them throughout the game, almost like a companion. Like every average day a new player arrives. However, unbeknownst to you, this one is a speedrunner.
*The free trial took like 5 min to set up (that includes reading the terms and conditions, and the terms and conditions are so straight forward and to the point).

*The backdoor slammed shut. Max ran across the living room, opened the door, and yelled after his brother. “Where are you going?” The car engine roared.
“You yelled, he was out of breath when his brother rolled down the window.
*“Someone has to do it. It hurts too much to see dad like this. It hurts every single one of us. I can’t live knowing there is something I can do to bring mom back.”
*“How much faith do you have in this whole angel thing? It’s crazy. What if it’s all bullshit, huh? Has that even cross your mind?”
*“All my faith is in this”
*“Then I am coming with you”, Max reached for the door but before he could his brother had driven off.

*You are a detective known for your ability to solve any murder case and send the court enough evidence to give the culprit a fair trial. Being the victim this time around is irrelevant, you will get the job done.
*You are a detective investigating a series of crimes that appear to be committed by fictional characters. Cameras’ footage shows the Joker robbing a bank, witnesses claim seeing Naruto at the crime scene, victims swear up and down they got attacked by Lord Voldemort, etc. But the truth is that all of this is the work of a single person: an extremely talented cosplay cat criminal.
*You accidentally join a vampire coven, thinking they’re just hardcore goths. Tell us about your experience.
*There is an urban legend where once a certain household object reached and survived 100 years, it will take human form for a week. You are that object. What were you and how was life for you as a human in that week?
*Everyone is born with scars, and they show where one will get hurt at one point in their life. You friend for example has had scar on their elbow, and they just recently fell badly skateboarding and needed stitches on their elbow. You are born with a few as most people are, except you have one on your left hand that spells out “I must not tell lies.”
*I felt his heart pulsing through his hands gripping the steering wheel. “Fuck fuck fuck. Not a single damn tree for crying out loud.” He hit the breaks, got out of the car and ran towards the headlights coming for him in the distance. The light swelled as the car came closer. The car was now so close it blinded him. Raymond closed his eyes.

*“I see you want to make a deal,” a voice came from above.
*“But before I can give, I want something first. Are you willing to give me something for my services?
*“Anything? for my baby”
*“You will have to set the soul of your guardian angel free. Meaning you won’t have a guardian angel anymore for the rest of your life. Are you willing to do so?”
“What is it that you seek?”
*“I want to see my mother and have her live with us again. I want her to be alive again”
*“Very well then….”
* You could hear someone sobbing from behind him.
* A tear rolled over the angel’s cheek as she slowly vanished into nothingness.
* All dogs go to heaven, all cats are from hell. Whenever a demon comes to a home to haunt or possess, if they see a cat, they leave out of respect.
* You just went back in time to the Salem Witch Trials. You show them a simple card magic trick. Write about the uproar.
* You are a Cupid that shoots arrows at people with low self-esteem to help them love themselves more. Describe a typical day for you.